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Shakur Stevenson ready to prove doubters wrong against Teofimo Lopez
Shakur Stevenson ready to prove doubters wrong against Teofimo Lopez
On January 31 at Madison Square Garden, Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson will headline the “Ring 6” fight card live on DAZN Pay-Per-View, for Lopez’s (22-1, 13 KOs) lineal and WBO super lightweight titles.
Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) is moving up from lightweight, but is the undefeated and reigning WBC champion. He has exuded confidence in the build-up and, when speaking to DAZN, explained why he took the Lopez fight.
Shakur Stevenson discusses why he accepted the Teofimo Lopez fight
Both were victorious last time out, with Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) defeating William Zepeda by unanimous decision (118-110 x2 and 119-109) on the Ring III fight card, while Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs) defeated Arnold Barboza Jr by unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, and 118-110).
Talking to DAZN, Shakur explained why he wanted the Lopez fight:
“I made this fight happen because I know Teo is one of the guys at 140. He got a big resume. Big accomplishments.
“I know there’s going to be some doubt with people and fans when I go fight this guy. Gonna be people that really believe that this guy’s gonna beat me, (and) I’m not on the level that I think I am, and I say I am. I made this fight for that reason. My competitive edge kinda kicked in. I wanted to make this fight,” said Stevenson.
Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson full fight card
- Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson, 12 rounds, for Lopez’s lineal/WBO super lightweight
- Keyshawn Davis vs Jamaine Ortiz, 12 rounds, super lightweights
- Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington vs Carlos Castro, 12 rounds, for vacant WBC featherweight title
- Carlos Adames vs Austin “Ammo” Williams, 12 rounds, for Adames’ WBC middleweight title
- Jarrell Miller vs Kingsley Ibeh, 10 rounds, heavyweights
- Ziyad Almayouf vs Kevin Castillo, 8 rounds, welterweights
- Maxime Vaz vs TBA, 4 rounds, heavyweights
- Oswaldo Molina vs TBA, 4 rounds, lightweights
Stay with Big Fight Weekend for coverage of Lopez vs Stevenson, including results and video highlights, and post-fight analysis.
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